Elegant Emirates

This is an extract from an article by Molly Watson in The Spectator, 21.05.08:

' In 3 years time Abu Dhabi will unveil a new Frank Gehry-designed 100M pounds sterling Guggenheim Museum housing art from the Louvre and our own Royal Academy.
This sense of elegance even extends to Abu Dhabi's macro-economic choices. Despite having at least 50 more years worth of oil reserves, there is a concerted move to diversify the economy away from petroleum. Abu Dhabi's population is now among the best educated on the planet and its leaders are investing in everything from international healthcare to green technologies. Next year, Masdar, the world's first totally green city designed by Norman Foster, will open on the capital city's suburbs and set a new global standard in solar technology.'